USAC Issues First FY2011 Priority Two Funding Wave

On October 18, 2011, USAC released Funding Wave 18, notifying 1,273 applicants and 817 service providers about the status of their FY 2011 funding requests. The funding wave included nearly $125 million in total commitments, and $99,725,000 was committed for Priority 2 applications at the 90% discount level.

The SLD denied requests for 128 applicants’ Priority 2 services at the 90% level for at total of $26 million. Funding denials were issued to 38 applicants who submitted FY2011 Priority 2 applications below 90%, for a total of approximately $149 million.

The SLD also released a FY 2005 funding wave committing $2.8 million. Detailed analysis of all funding waves may be downloaded in Funds For Learning’s Wave Reports area.